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July Tour Dates announced
7th May 2010Jail Guitar Doors are back on the road! We are pleased to announce a number of dates in July, which include a screening of the Jail Guitar Doors documentary "Breaking Rocks"
In addition to the screening, there will be an introduction to the fiilm by Alan Miles (Director), Q&A's from Billy Bragg and Alan Miles and performances from Billy Bragg and Jail Guitar Doors artists including Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker.
Come down and show your support for Jail Guitar Doors and listen to some great music. See you there!
22 July Edinburgh Cameo
Tel booking: 0871 704 2052
23 July Glasgow Film Theatre
Tel booking: 0141 332 6535 - Press option 1 for Box Office
24 July Leeds Hyde Park Picture House
Tel booking: 0113 275 2045
25 July Warwick Uni Arts Centre
Tel booking: 02476 524524
East End Film Festival 2010
15th April 2010This years East End Film Festival includes the Rock Against Racism documentry, directed by Alan Miles, of Breaking Rocks fame.
Try and make it down to at least obne of the events. It's all for a good cause!
Tickets for London JGD gig available
26th February 2010There are still some tickets left for Sunday evenings London JGD gig at the Prince Charles Theatre.
In addition to the screening of "Breaking Rocks" there will be Q&A's from Billy Bragg and Alan Miles and performances from Jail Guitar Doors artists including Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker. Come down and show your support for Jail Guitar Doors and listen to some great music. See you there!
28 Feb London Prince Charles
Box Office number: 0207 494 3654
Event start time:8.30pm
Official Jail Guitar Doors on Facebook
19th February 2010We are pleased to announce that we now have an official group page set up on Facebook. Later this week the link will be up here on the website, in the meantime, please go to Facebook and type in Jail Guitar Doors and look for the page with Billy Bragg as the Admin. Dont forget to spread the word! Thanks.
February tour dates announced
15th January 2010With the new year underway, we are pleased to announce a short tour that will be running throughout February 2010.
In addition to the screening of "Breaking Rocks" there will be Q&A's from Billy Bragg and Alan Miles and performances from Jail Guitar Doors artists including Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker. Please try and make it down to show your support for Jail Guitar Doors and listen to some great music.
18 Feb Sheffield Showroom
Box Office: 0114 275 7727
Event start time: 6.30pm
part of Press Launch for Sensoria
(Music & Film Festival)
19 Feb Newcastle Tyneside
Box Office: 0845 217 9909
Event start time: 9.30pm
20 Feb Derby Quad
Box Office: 01332 290606
Event start time:8.00pm
21 Feb Nottingham Broadway
https://broadwaysales.clients.newmanonline.org.uk/book/ Box Office: 0115 952 6611
Event start time: 3.00pm
25 Feb Southampton Harbour Lights
Box Office: 0871 704 2060
Event start time: 8.40pm
26 Feb Bristol Cube
Bristol Ticket Shop www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
or 0117 929 9008
Prime Cuts 01179 830007
Here Shop 0117 9422 222
Event start time: 8.00pm
27 Feb Cardiff Chapter
Box Office: 02920 304400
Event start time: 3.00pm
28 Feb London Prince Charles
Box Office number: 0207 494 3654
Event start time:8.30pm
Tom Mcrae talks Jail Guitar Doors
16th December 2009Gifted and talented are just a couple of words to describe Tom McRae. Tom recently wrote in his blog about when he was asked by us if he would play a few songs for some inmates at a Young Offenders Institute in Wetherby, Yorkshire.
'Occasionally among the countless gigs, long journeys, delayed flights and repetitive days of bitter disappointment and frustration, there are exceptional moments which shine like gold in the river mud. Days which take you out of yourself, remind you of your good fortune and help you to treasure the things that are so often taken for granted. There isn't going to be the usual bathos or failed witticism at this point, just a rare instance of sincerity.'
'A few weeks ago I was invited to play a few songs for some inmates at a Young Offenders Institute in Wetherby, Yorkshire (alright, insert your captive audience gags here if you must but let's move on swiftly) as part of the Jail Guitar Doors scheme, by which prisoners and young offenders are given access to guitars, as a means of self-expression, self-respect and rehabilitation.'
To read Toms blog entry in full, please visit http://mcraetheism.blogspot.com/
scroll down to the 1st November 2009 blog entry.
Joe Strummer Celebration Gig
16th December 2009Militant Entertainment presents an evening celebrating the life of Joe Strummer, at the Flowerpot in Kentish Town on Tuesday 22nd December 09.
Guests on the night include Night of Treason and Some Velvet Morning and acoustic sets from:
Drew Mcconnell (Babyshambles)
Sam Duckworth (Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly)
and our very own Jonny Neeson and Leon Walker
With DJ Ray Gange on the decks and more special guests on the night, you have got to get down there and celebrate
the life of Joe.
The Flowerpot is at 147 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8PB
Look forward to seeing you there.
"Breaking Rocks" December 09
13th November 2009We have some dates for your diary as Jail Guitar Doors is on the road in December. .
01 Dec - merc instore @ 7.00pm with Sam Duckworth (GCWCF),
Kieron Leonard, Alan Miles, Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker.
merc is at: 10 Carnaby St, London W1F 9PF.
For more details go to www.merc.com
02 Dec - (Rescheduled) Shortwave Cinema
Bermondsey SE1 3UN @ 7.00pm
Screening of "Breaking Rocks" followed by Q&A with Alan Miles
(director) and songs by Jonny Neesom (ex-Bermondsey) and
Leon Walker.
For more details go to www.shortwavefilms.co.uk
04 Dec - Portobello Film Festival @ 7.00pm
of JGD "Breaking Rocks" documentary with Q&A and songs
by Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker plus very special guests.
For more details go to www.portobellofilmfestival.com
& www.mutatebritain.wordpress.com
Look forward to seeing you there.
"Breaking Rocks" UK tour 2010
13th November 2009We are pleased to announce that the Jail Guitar Doors documentary "Breaking Rocks" will be hitting the road in Feb 2010 for a nationwide tour.
We will announce more news as dates are confirmed but we will be touring up and down the UK and there will be Q & A's and performances from Jail Guitar Doors artists plus surprise guests, so keep checking in for more news.
Tanglewood Guitars on board
13th November 2009Tanglewood, the UK 's number one brand of acoustic guitars are proud to be supplying Jail Guitar Doors with instruments.
Tanglewood's Steve Gamble, said at the recent "Breaking Rockls" screening at the Prince Charles Cinema "We at Tanglewood are very aware of the positive benefits that music can
have and are constantly looking for new ways to promote music education.
Jail Guitar Doors are already proving their worth and we look forward to
supporting them in the future".
Tanglewood's Steve Gamble and Billy Bragg with one of the newly supplied instruments at the "Breaking Rocks" screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London in October 2009
Billy Bragg commented, "Tanglewood's sponsorship of Jail Guitar Doors raises our game to another
Their high quality instruments and ability to deliver the guitars
will help us to reach out to more prisons around the UK".
A selection of Tanglewood guitars supplied after recieving the Jail Guitar Doors artwork
Tanglewood products can be viewed at:
Breaking Rocks screening cancelled
13th November 2009Unfortunately, the screening of the Jail Guitar Doors documentary "Breaking Rocks" The Shortwave Cinema, 10 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN on Sunday 22nd November 2009 has been cancelled.
Please check back to us as we will update the site when the new date is arranged.
Prince Charles Event Pics
13th November 2009The pictures from the PRince Charles Cinema screening of "Breaking Rock" are now in the JGD Gallery.
Please take a look where you can buy Jail Guitar Doors related merchandise including T Shirts, Posters, CD's and Badges. All proceeds from our store go towards supporting and promoting our work so thanks in advance for buying some goodies and helping us to continue our work. Go on then, what are you waiting for, go get yourself a nice T Shirt!!
JGD Store is now live
2nd November 2009We are pleased to announce that the Jail Guitar Doors web store is now online within the site.
Please take a look where you can buy Jail Guitar Doors related merchandise including T Shirts, Posters, CD's and Badges. All proceeds from our store go towards supporting and promoting our work so thanks in advance for buying some goodies and helping us to continue our work. Go on then, what are you waiting for, go get yourself a nice T Shirt!!
New Gallery now live
14th October 2009We have finally launched our new gallery within the site.
Please take a look where you can see photos from our journey to date including pictures from the Flowerpot gig in Camden and more recently the "Breaking Rocks" premiere at the Proud Gallery.
We will also be launching our on line store any day now where you will be able to buy Jail Guitar Doors merchandise including T Shirts, Posters, CD's and Badges. Check back soon.
"Breaking Rocks" Review
6th October 2009The world premiere of Breaking Rocks, Alan Miles' documentary about Jail Guitar Doors, screened in London on Thursday 1st October 2009 as part of the 17th Raindance Film Festival.
The screening, which took place at Proud Galleries, Camden, was followed by very special performances by Jail Guitar Doors graduates Jonny Neesom, Leon Walker, special guests Chris Shiflett from The Foo Fighters, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., and JGD founder Billy Bragg, playing a highly charged set.
Bragg was joined on stage for the finale by the MC5's Wayne Kramer - who will be taking Jail Guitar Doors in to U.S. prisons, the legendary Mick Jones of The Clash and Chris Shiflett for renditions of Kick Out The Jams and, of course, Jail Guitar Doors.
Many thanks to all who supported the event, onstage and off, who made the night a truly exceptional and unique evening.
The next screening of the Alan Miles, Breaking Rocks, film will take place at The Prince Charles Cinema in central London on 28th October 2009. After the screening there will be a Q&A session with Alan Miles, Billy Bragg and Jail Guitar Doors graduates Jonny Neesom and Leon Walker plus a short concert. For tickets please visit Prince Charles Cinema
Tickets for Film Premier & Concert
29th September 2009With only two days to go until the "Breaking Rocks" film premiere and concert at the Proud Galleries in Camden, London, tickets are selling fast. This will certainly be a night to remember so please come along.
Tickets are £15 for both the film premiere and concert plus
there will be £10 tickets available on the night for the concert only.
The concert includes sets by:
Billy Bragg
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
The Rotten Hill Gang (featuring Mick Jones)
The Jail Guitar Doors Graduates
and features special guests
Wayne Kramer (MC5)
and other special guests still to be announced...
Please note:
£15 tickets - film starts at 7.00pm PROMPT
£10, walk up, tickets will have entry for the concert from 8.15pm or once the film has finished
Clash members reunite
16th September 2009Legendary Clash members Mick Jones and Topper Headon were reunited in the studio for the first time in 27 years when they joined Billy Bragg for a recording aimed at promoting the folk singer's Jail Guitar Doors campaign.
Started two years ago, the Jail Guitar Doors initiative helps to supply musical instruments to prison inmates, to aid with their rehabilitation, and has so far seen several 'graduates' of the scheme pursue careers as performers after their release from jail.
Bragg, Jones and Headon were backed by a band comprising former inmates Leon Walker, Jonny Neesom, Kevin Hawkins and Jon Smillie on a spirited re-recording of the 1978 Clash song Jail Guitar Doors, from which the campaign takes its name.
"The guys were telling us how much this scheme had helped them move on from their previous lives before prison," said Clash guitarist Mick Jones, who in 2007 donated the money for the first ever JGD acoustic guitars to be delivered to a jail. "It was really touching to think we've helped, even if it's in a small way."
Drummer Nick 'Topper' Headon added: "To see it all come to fruition is absolutely beautiful. It was great to meet these guys. When I was in prison myself, many years ago, I was lucky enough to have access to a guitar, which belonged to the prison vicar! I know how much it helped me get through it."
Billy Bragg, who says his life was changed after seeing The Clash play live at Victoria Park in 1978, inspiring him to write about social and political issues, explained: "Prison has to be about much more than just locking people up. We want people to be able to move on from their situation and reconnect with the outside world, and my hunch was that playing an instrument – particularly a guitar – could help that."
Topper, Mick and Billy at the studio (Photo: Tom Sheehan)
The recording session was filmed for Alan Miles' 'Breaking Rocks', a gritty and uplifting documentary about the Jail Guitar Doors initiative, which will be premiered as part of the Raindance film festival at Proud Gallery, Camden Town on 1 October. The film will be followed by performances from Billy Bragg, Mick Jones, the MC5's Wayne Kramer, Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Jail Guitar Doors graduates Leon Walker, Jonny Neesom, Louise Wells and Theone Coleman, plus Night of Treason.
For more information on "Breaking Rocks" please click here
"Breaking Rocks" Screening & Q&A
4th September 2009Jail Guitar Doors documentary "Breaking Rocks" will be screened at The Prince Charles Cinema, just off Leicester Sq, London on Wednesday 28th October 2009.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Billy Bragg, Alan Miles (director) plus JGD graduates Jonny Neesom & Leon Walker.
For further information and to purchase tickets, please visit Prince Charles Cinema
For more information on "Breaking Rocks" please click here
"Breaking Rocks" World Premiere
4th September 2009Jail Guitar Doors documentary "Breaking Rocks" will have it's World Premiere at The Raindance Film Festival on Thursday 1st October 2009 at the Proud Galleries, based in Camden.
The premiere will be followed by a live concert with Billy Bragg, Get Cape. Wear Cape Fly and many special guests. The night will be accompanied by the punky/reggae sound system Radio Clash, who will be looking after the decks on the night.
The full list of special guests will be announced closer to the date.
Further information:
For more information on "Breaking Rocks" please click here
Proud Galleries - The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, Telephone - 0207 482 3867 or visit www.proud.co.uk
Raindance Film Festival 2009 official site www.raindance.co.uk
For tickets to the premiere please contact
"Breaking Rocks" Documentary
4th September 2009Jail Guitar Doors are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of "Breaking Rocks". This inspiring documentary tells the story of Jail Guitar Doors, Billy Bragg's independent initiative which aims to provide instruments to those who are using music as a means of achieving the rehabilitation of prison inmates.
Directed by Alan Miles, "Breaking Rocks" features performances by 'graduates' from Jail Guitar Doors as well as from many of the artists that have supported the programme including Mick Jones (The Clash) Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) and Billy Bragg himself.
Further announcements on release dates and preview screenings will be added to this site ongoing.
For more information on "Breaking Rocks" please click here
South London Strummer tribute
24th February 2009A tribute night for legendary Clash front man Joe Strummer will be held at the Grove Tavern in South Wimbledon on Saturday, 25 April 2009 as a fundraiser for Billy's Jail Guitar Doors project.
Headliners are Night of Treason - the UK's self-styled "Guv'nors of Punk" - saluting The Clash and many other artists and capturing the spirit of 1977.
Special guests will be announced closer to the date and the punky/reggae sound system Radio Clash will be looking after the decks.
There will also be a special showing of the unreleased documentary "The Last Night London Burned" - featuring Joe's last ever London gig in support of the striking firefighters and unique footage of Strummer being reunited on stage with Mick Jones for the first time in 20 years.
Geoff Martin, who works with Billy on Jail Guitar Doors as well as being the former council member for South Wimbledon, said: "No one should ever underestimate the lasting legacy of Joe Strummer and the Clash. Joe's spirit, energy and love of humanity is as relevant today as it ever was and that's why we keep the flame burning bright."
Further information:
Geoff Martin 07831 465 103
Joe Strummer Tribute - Saturday 25 April 2009
Grove Tavern, Morden Road, South Wimbledon, SW19.7.30pm til late
Tickets - £5 from www.thegrovetavern.com or 020 8543 2023
Redemption Songs
23rd February 2009The Guardian newspaper published a feature article on Jail Guitar Doors, on 10 December 2008.
When Billy Bragg received a letter from Malcolm Dudley, a drugs and alcohol worker at Guys Marsh prison, in Dorset, telling him he wanted to start guitar classes but didn't have any guitars the men could practise with between classes, the singer-songwriter wanted to help. Bragg was looking for a way to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the Clash, who died on December 22, 2002. "Every now and then something comes along that you can clearly see will make a difference," Bragg says. "I looked at this, and thought: 'Yeah.'"
And see the accompanying video clip
Free JGD gig in London on 1 March
23rd February 2009Billy will be hosting a free songwriters' hootenanny as part of his Jail Guitar Doors initiative in the Gaslight Club in Hornsey, London, on Sunday, 1 March 2009.
Billy says: "Jail Guitar Doors has been providing instruments to prisons across Britain for more than two years now and some of the songwriters who have developed their skills as part of our project have now been released.
"We want to provide them with an opportunity to perform their songs in a supportive atmosphere in the hope of encouraging them to continue to use song-writing as a means of processing their problems in a non-confrontational way."
The first hootenanny will feature performances from Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter Kieran Leonard, and former prisoner Johnny Neesom, who took part in the first Jail Guitars Doors project at HMP Guys Marsh.
The event, which will be held every month, will see all three songwriters sitting together on stage, taking turns to perform their songs. There will also be a brief screening of footage outlining the work that Jail Guitar Doors does in Britains prisons.
The Gaslight is at the Wishing Well, 5 Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, London N8 9DJ. Admission is free and doors open at 7.30pm. The Gaslight a small room, so come early to avoid disappointment - first come, first served.
Malcolm Dudley RIP
29th December 2008Billy writes: "I am sorry to have to announce the sudden death of our friend, Malcolm Dudley (pictured below), who provided the spark that ignited this campaign.
"A warm and compassionate man, he was a great believer in the power of music to change peoples lives and his vision will continue to inspire all of us who worked with him through Jail Guitar Doors. He died on Boxing Day of a massive heart attack aged 56. A dedicated husband and father, he leaves a wife and two children. Our thoughts are with them."
Dirty Pretty Things benefit JGD
11th December 2008After spending a day in Brixton Prison holding guitar workshops and doing a gig, Dirty Pretty Things, John McLure, Kieran Leonard and Billy Bragg reconvened at the Round Chapel in Hackney, east London to play an end-of-year fund-raiser for Jail Guitar Doors.
Also on the bill was Johnny Neesom, from the Guys Marsh Prison guitar group. The ensemble were joined onstage at the end of the night by Mick Jones who led them through a rousing version of Jail Guitar Doors.
Gibson hosts screening
27th November 2008Our sponsors, Gibson Musical Instruments, played host on 26 November to a screening of a new cut of the Jail Guitar Doors documentary which has been shot over the past 18 months by filmmaker Alan Miles.
Following the screening, a number of people spoke, including Paul McDowell, the governor of Brixton Prison, who said that the introduction of instruments by Jail Guitar Doors has changed the atmosphere in the prison.
Malcolm Dudley, whose project at HMP Guys Marsh was the spark that led to our campaign, also spoke and introduced us to a former member of his guitar class at the prison, Johnny Neesom, who played a powerful song about his incarceration in Guys Marsh.
This was followed by performances from John McLure of Rev & the Makers, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, the Mentalists and Billy Bragg.
Theone wins prestigious award
26th November 2008Theone Coleman has received a Young Achiever of the Year Award from the Prince's Trust. Theone, a former Guys Marsh inmate who accompanied Malcolm Dudley to Glastonbury last year and won over the audience with a song he wrote in the prison, was given the award for his work in creating and running a youth music project in Bournemouth.
The friends of Mark Ellis
22nd September 2008Our recent donation of guitars and musical equipment to Northallerton YOI in Yorkshire was funded by donations made in memory of Mark Ellis.
Mark was a Probation Officer based in Barnsley who worked in the Yorkshire area who tragically died in February of this year aged 41. Mark worked tirelessly for his clients, often doing visits beyond his normal hours and fighting their corner.
He was a massive music fan and DJ - a love of obscure ska and punk gave him the nickname of "B-Side Mark". Mark's attitude to trying to make a difference was also reflected in his love of the music of The Clash/Billy Bragg/The Smiths.
It was for this reason that Mark's family and friends wanted to remember him by donating cash raised to Jail Guitar Doors which reflected his love of music, his probationary work, but mostly his positive attitude to making a difference.
Hit the North!
21st September 2008Jail Guitar Doors made donations to four prisons in the north of England over two hectic days in September. HMP Wymott, near Preston in Lancashire, was the first to benefit, followed by Wetherby, a Youth Offender Institute in Yorkshire, Askham Grange, a womens prison just outside York and Northallerton, another Yorkshire YOI.
Askham Grange was also the recipient of a full drum kit, donated by Maggie Eisner in memory of her daughter Colleen.
In her dedication of the kit Maggie said: "Colleen had a difficult start in life and we adopted her when she was three. She was very musical. She was a fine drummer, but most of all she loved to sing. Hearing her beautiful voice could make your spine tingle. Sadly, she had mental health problems and died in January 2008. She would have been very happy to know that her drum kit will help women in prison. Play it loud and proud!"
Stroll on!
18th June 2008Two members of East London Running Club, Forest Gate Strollers, tackled the London Marathon to raise money for Jail Guitar Doors. Angus Forbes and Neil Larkin handed over £1,500.
Neil and Angus (pictured, below) were supported in their efforts by other club members and friends who organised a Jail Guitar Doors musical evening at BBs Dance Club in Forest Gate to support their running efforts.
After completing the marathon in 4 hours 19 minutes, Angus said: "It was a fantastic experience and we are delighted at the support that has been shown to us by friends and our local community."
Neil Larkin, who completed in 3:36, added: "We were proud to run for a progressive cause rather than a typical charity. Organising the party was far easier than doing the run!"
Autograph raises £200
6th May 2008Peter Dunwell is a professional photographer who has been taking pictures of Billy at gigs over the past few years. At Lincoln, on the last night of the recent UK tour, Peter turned up with a framed copy of one of his photos of Billy, which he donated to raise funds for Jail Guitar Doors.
Offers were made at the T-shirt stall all night and the winning bid of £200 came from Martin Yates. Thanks to both Peter (pictured left with Billy) and Martin (centre) for their support.
Blood, sweat and beers
2nd May 2008After Billy hooked up with the Pogues in New York for some St Patricks Day gigs, accordion player James Fearnley got in touch to offer his support for Jail Guitar Doors
During our tour, Jem (Finer, the Pogues banjo player) suggested to me that I should put my stage-suit on Ebay to see how much I could get for it, the state of it deplorably sorry, the knees all gone, the groin ripped by some protrusion on the backside of my accordion. So I put it up for auction, the proceeds to go, as I declared in the description of the suit on Ebay, to Jail Guitar Doors, said James.
After fierce bidding, the lot, which included three AAA passes from the Pogues USA West Coast, England at Christmas and the March tour - throughout which James wore the suit - eventually raised £193.50, dry cleaning bill not included.
Walton jail in City of Culture
11th April 2008Jail Guitar Doors supplied six acoustic guitars, one electric guitar and an electric bass as part of a three day song-writing workshop at the largest prison in western Europe, Walton Prison in Liverpool.
In a special event as part of the Liverpool European City of Culture celebrations, Billy collaborated with Delia Brady-Jacobs of Big House Arts and other local musicians, composing songs with inmates, the whole thing culminating in a concert at the prison.
Read a report of the gig from the Liverpool Daily Post here
Epiphone come on board
3rd April 2008Epiphone, part of Gibson guitars, has become a sponsor of Jail Guitar Doors. One of the world's greatest guitar manufacturers, Gibson in London will be supplying JGD with instruments from the Epiphone range, mostly Dreadnought acoustic guitars and Les Paul II electric guitars at very reasonable prices.
Billy (pictured, below, with the guitars) said: "I'm very excited at the prospect of working with Epiphone. Music therapy has been shown to make a significant contribution towards rehabilitation and the supply of quality instruments that Epiphone has made available will help to enhance the work being carried out in Britain's prisons."
The first batch of new Epiphone guitars have been donated to HMP Liverpool.
Sound of music to prisons
12th January 2008The Independent newspaper published a feature on the Jail Guitar Doors campaign in its issue on Saturday, 12 January 2008. Journalist Nick Duerden followed Billy Bragg on a visit to Styal prison in Wilmslow, near Manchester, and interviewed him over a curry later.
On a makeshift stage that, on any other day, is merely storage space within a cavernous gym hall, a band called the Meerkatz are halfway through a spirited rendition of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The singer a healthcare worker by day here at Styal women's prison in Wilmslow, near Manchester gurns his way through the song as if it were a bowel movement. But if the crowd seems more appreciative than one would expect of an audience at three o'clock on a freezing winter's afternoon, it's because it is made up exclusively of inmates who would otherwise be doing, according to prisoner Adele, "boring stuff like learning how to read and write".
Read the full article here
A dozen prisons in our first year
1st January 2008Seventy guitars were purchased and distributed in 2007 by Jail Guitar Doors along with 12 keyboards, two full drum-kits, four electric guitars, four basses, a mixing desk and various percussion instruments.
We would like to thank all those whose donations enabled us to assist in rehabilitation programmes in HMPs Guys Marsh, Wormwood Scrubs, Shepton Mallet, Reading, Bronzefield, Edinburgh, Wandsworth, The Verne, Lancaster Castle, Pentonville, Stocken and Styal.
Let The People Decide
30th December 2007Let The People Decide is a seven-track live album charting Reading band 'My Luminaries' last year of touring across the UK and Europe. It is a download-only release, which can be bought via a donation at the buyer's discretion.
Fifty per cent of proceeds go straight back into the Reading branch of the Jail Guitar Doors campaign, following on from this year's festival at the Fez Club, which raised £2,000 to buy musical instruments for inmates at HMP Reading Young Offender's Institute.
Funds raised from this album are essential to putting the campaign's previous results into action through in-prison tuition, workshops, prisoner led concerts and much more.
www.myspace.com/jailguitardoorsreadingsummerevent www.myspace.com/myluminaries
Ending our first year in Styal
14th December 2007Jail Guitar Doors made its final donation of 2007 to Britain's largest women's prison, delivering £1,669 worth of instruments to HMP Styal in Cheshire.
The equipment was bought with the proceeds of the last September's 'Symphony-a-thon' sponsored classical concert organised by Catherine Rose. The equipment included two Yamaha electronic keyboards, a drum-kit, six Spanish-style acoustic guitars as well as an electric guitar and bass.
Eastroad helps out Stocken
1st December 2007HMP Stocken in Rutland became the latest prison to benefit from the Jail Guitar Doors initiative when local band Eastroad delivered half a dozen guitars there last night.
The band, along with solo performer Simon Cornish, played a show for the inmates after handing over instruments that they themselves had sourced from John Hornby Skewes & Co in Leeds, who showed their support for JGD by letting us have the guitars at a very reasonable price.
Bragg and Jones rock Pentonville
29th November 2007Billy and Mick Jones teamed up again today to deliver six guitars, a full drum kit and various items of percussion to HMP Pentonville in north London.
The equipment was purchased with funds donated by top young band The Enemy, who approached Billy about getting some guitars into the prison after they played a gig there last month. Afterwards, Bragg and Jones dashed across town to help inaugurate the new prison radio project at Brixton Prison.
Brixton gig to mark Joe anniversary
28th November 2007Members of Primal Scream, Oasis, the Alabama 3, Carter USM, The Happy Mondays, The Smiths, Paul Weller's band and legendary punk outfit The Members will come together in Brixton on the night of 22 December 2007 to mark the fifth anniversary of Joe Strummer's death and to celebrate the Clash front man's life and legacy.
The show at JAMM on Brixton Road - raising money for the Strummerville Foundation, Jail Guitar Doors and RAR08 - will also feature new bands The Mentalists and The Misfits, with Jamie T and other special guests also expected to make an appearance on the night.
The Strummerville Collective will be coming together to perform some of the greatest Clash songs for what will be a unique rock and roll experience in memory of Joe. Mani from Primal Scream, Bonehead from Oasis, Bez from the Happy Mondays, Larry Love from the Alabama 3, Nigel Clarke from Dodgy and Alan White from Paul Weller's band hope to raise enough money to supply instruments for Brixton prison.
Let The People Decide
26th November 2007Let The People Decide is a 7- track live album charting Reading band My Luminaries last year of touring across the UK and Europe. It is a download-only release, which can be purchased via a donation of the buyers discretion. Fifty per cent of proceeds go straight back into the Reading branch of Jail Guitar Doors, following on from this year's festival at the Fez Club, which raised £2,000 to buy musical instruments for inmates at HMP Reading Young Offenders Institute.
Funds raised from this album are essential to putting the campaign's previous results into action through in-prison tuition, workshops, prisoner-led concerts and much more. For information on its proven benefits towards increasing self esteem and decreasing re-offending
Arms Aloft raises cash
15th November 2007Billy recently appeared at the Arms Aloft in Acton gig celebrating the life of Joe Strummer. The event was a commemoration of Joe's last London gig, at which he raised money for the Fire Brigades Union, which was then on strike.
A decorated acoustic guitar was raffled and part of the bar take was donated to Jail Guitar Doors. The good people from Philosophy Football, who have been selling Clash-inspired T-shirts as a benefit for JGD also used the occasion to present us with a cheque for £250. When all this was added together Jail Guitar Doors benefited to the tune of £1,191.
Thanks to the FBU for organising the donation and for everyone involved with the event for their support.
Music in The Verne Citadel
11th October 2007Billy today delivered four acoustic guitars to The Verne, a prison from the Napoleonic period, where the charity Live Music Now is conducting workshops with the inmates.
£3,500 raised at Labour conference
24th September 2007Billy's gig at this year's Labour Party Conference saw £3,500 raised by raffling one of the Jail Guitar Doors-decorated acoustic guitars.
Money from the raffle was supplemented by donations from the GMB, the National Union of Mineworkers, Thompsons Solicitors, and, in a welcome show of support for our initiative, the Prison Officers Association, who donated £500 to the cause.
Classical fund-raiser
23rd September 2007A group of classical musicians got together for a special 'Symphony-a-thon' to raise cash for Billy's Jail Guitar Doors initiative on 22 September.
Twenty-two players performed as a scratch orchestra at St Peter and Paul's Church in Olney, Buckinghamshire, to play a series of chamber symphonies.
Conducted by Michael Rose and Catherine Rose, the orchestra played for five hours from 10.30 in the morning.
The event, which was organised by Catherine, has so far raised £1,398.65 towards instruments to help in the rehabilitation of prison inmates in Britain.
Phill Jupitus donates fee
10th September 2007During his recent Edinburgh Festival run, comedian Phill Jupitus performed for the inmates of HMP Edinburgh and donated his fee to Jail Guitar Doors.
The prison today received the second of two batches of instruments in time for a series of musical initiatives beginning on 20th September.
Inmates to repair guitars
8th September 2007Following the recent visit to HMP Wandsworth, discussions have begun with staff about the possibility of opening a guitar repair shop in the prison, with luthiers from Surrey Strings training inmates to repair and set-up instruments donated to Jail Guitar Doors.
These guitars, donated by individuals, can then be distributed to other prisons.
Recycled guitars at 'Wanno'
6th September 2007Jail Guitar Doors today linked up with Surrey Strings to present eight recycled guitars and one JGD special to the inmates of HMP Wandsworth in south London.
Running a guitar workshop just up the road from the prison, Surrey Strings specialise in repairing old guitars and donating them to charity. While on the premises, Billy was interviewed by Radio Wanno, the inmates' radio station.
Johnny Clash single
16th August 2007Q: What would you call someone inspired by Joe Strummer who does gigs in prisons?
A: Johnny Clash. That's the name that Billy Bragg has adopted for a benefit single aimed at raising funds for his Jail Guitar Doors initiative.
Billy returns to the raw solo style which first made his name, releasing a 7-inch vinyl single of 'Old Clash Fan Fight Song' backed with 'The Big Lie' on 20 August, 2007, available at billybragg.co.uk for £1.99 plus p&p. Click here to order the single NOW!.
In his book The Progressive Patriot, Billy Bragg recounted how The Clash inspired him by nailing their colours to the Rock Against Racism flag back in 1978. Thirty years later, those teenage Clash fans are now in the front line of the battle against the BNP.
"Time and time again," says Billy of the members of his generation who are actively opposing the racist right "you find that its old Clash fans who are leading the charge. Although we may have hung up our leather jackets, those of us who were touched by the fire of punk have held onto our anti-fascist ideals.
"The death of Joe Strummer in 2002 brought a lot of us together again to celebrate Joe's life and we were amazed to find that many of us were involved in activism in one way or another – union organisers, environmental campaigners,documentary film makers."
'Old Clash Fan Fight Song' is a rallying call to this generation – and those that have followed – to take up the fight once again.
£1 from each copy sold will go to benefit Jail Guitar Doors, an initiative set up by Billy to provide guitars for rehabilitation work in British prisons. The first donation made to the fund came from Clash guitarist Mick Jones, who recently accompanied Bragg to Wormwood Scrubs Prison in west London to deliver half a dozen guitars to the inmates there.
Every 50 singles sold will buy another guitar.
Click here to join in the Jail Guitar Doors discussion at the Billy Bragg Forum.
Jail Guitar Doors goes stateside
8th August 2007Americans inspired by Billy's Jail Guitar Doors initiative are organising a benefit concert in Alexandria, VA, on 19 August. The DC Acoustic Underground and Prisons Foundation will raise money to buy acoustic guitars for a pilot programme to be run in the Crisis Intervention Unit at the Montgomery County Corrections Facility in Boyds, MD.
Prisons Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Washington, DC, promotes the arts and education in prison and alternatives to incarceration and operates the Prison Art Gallery in downtown Washington, DC. The DC Acoustic Underground provides venues for musicians and poets to perform and perfect their craft.
Like the UK initiative, this co-sponsored event aims to use the power of music to help in the rehabilitation of inmates, and reduce re-offending rates.
Featured performers will be local singer/songwriters Lea, Jim Dugan, Dennis Sobin, Michael Yugo and Joe Shade.
Women's Rising Music magazine's review of Lea's recent CD said: "Not since Tracy Chapman has a singer/songwriter come along whose magnetic voice and deep heartfelt appeal draws us in..."
MusicMonthly.com in a review of Jim Dugan's CD "Marigold" said it was "Great music, great songs."
Dennis Sobin spent 10 years in prison learning classical and jazz guitar and will be appearing at the Kennedy Center in September.
Michael Yugo founded the DC Acoustic Underground last year in response to the overwhelming need for more venues for acoustic players.
Musical instruments are being provided at cost for the project from Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center in Wheaton, MD. Admission will be $6 payable at the time of the event, which runs from 1pm to 4pm at the 219 Restaurant.
Jail Guitar Doors Event Coordinator
Joe Shade
Prisons Foundation
Dennis Sobin
DC Acoustic Underground
Michael Yugo
219 Restaurant web site
First delivery to women's prison
30th July 2007Jail Guitar Doors made its first donation of instruments to a woman's prison today when Billy delivered six acoustic guitars to HMP Bronzefield, near Staines in south west London.
Using £375 donated by an individual supporter, Jail Guitar Doors was able to supply instruments ahead of rehabilitation work by the Changing Tunes charity due to commence in the prison within the next few weeks.
Guitars delivered to Shepton Mallet
24th July 2007Billy was at Shepton Mallet prison in Somerset today to deliver the first batch of equipment purchased with the donations raised at the Glastonbury Festival.
Along with the standard six acoustic guitars, the prisoners also received a set of conga drums and various other pieces of percussion. Billy was accompanied by officials of the Fire Brigades Union, who matched the funds donated by the audience at the Left Field.
Customised guitar donated
by Deadfisch
21st July 2007
Deadfisch, the anti-war political art/music project founded by artist Andy Bullock has donated a customized guitar to Jail Guitar Doors.
Andy presented Billy with the guitar at today's Spanish Civil War memorial event on London's South Bank. Billy used the guitar to perform Jarama Valley in honour of the members of the International Brigade who fought against the fascists in the 1930s. The guitar will be among those delivered to the inmates of HMP Bronzefield later this week. See a photo of the guitar decorated by Andy in our gallery.
Clang clang go the jail guitar doors
5th July 2007Accompanied by ex-Clash guitarist Mick Jones, Billy delivered the first batch of donated guitars to Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London today.
Jones, who wrote the song 'Jail Guitar Doors' from which the campaign takes its name, was the first person to promise a donation after Bragg launched the initiative at this years NME Awards.
Full guardian story...
Billy's busy Glastonbury Festival
26th June 2007Playing four sets on different stages, Billy's festival climaxed at the Left Field on Sunday night with a fund raiser for Jail Guitar Doors. The evening began with Alan Miles' film of the work done by Jail Guitar Doors since its inception at Guy's Marsh prison in Dorset in February this year.
Malcolm Dudley, who originally wrote to Billy with a request for guitars, came onstage and played a song he had written, as did one of the former inmates of Guy's Marsh, Theone Coleman, who won the crowd over with a song he wrote as part of Malcolm's workshops.
During the evening, one of the guitars that Jail Guitar Doors supply, covered in slogans, was raffled to raise money to be spent in nearby Shepton Mallet Prison. The Fire Brigades Union kindly promised to match the amount raised. This came to £1,127, which means that Shepton Mallet will have more than £2,000 with which to purchase instruments.
Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Local bands stage first
Jail Guitar Doors benefit gig
16th June 2007
Four hundred people attended the first ever Jail Guitar Doors benefit gig this weekend at the Fez Club in Reading, Berkshire. The 24 hour music marathon involved 16 bands and raised more than £2000 to be spent on instruments and equipment at the Reading Young Offender Institute.
The event was organised by James Ewers and Pete Middleton of the band My Luminaries, who contacted Billy Bragg via the Jail Guitar Doors website asking how they might get involved.
Jail Guitar Doors Festival Reading 2007
Clash T-shirts
15th June 2007Four new Clash-themed T-shirts launched by Philosophy Football for the summer will help raise money for Billy's Jail Guitar Doors project.
The shirts feature designs inspired by classic images such as Paul Simonon smashing his guitar, the Hate and War slogan sprayed on Joe Strummer's boiler suit, the words from Garageland, and the song English Civil War.
A share of the profits from the sale of the Philosophy Football shirts will go towards the initiative and help provide instruments for prison inmates as part of their rehabilitation.


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Hello and Happy Thursday.
Today I am sharing my version of Jen Kingswell's block Happy, Happy.
I have been a big fan of Jen's work for some time and it was such fun to make her block.
You can find the pattern [HERE]
I adore this block but I will admit once I printed out the pattern I thought - " my, those are some tiny circles". The larger circle is nickel sized and the small one is a bit smaller than a dime.
Don't fret - I have a tutorial to make this completely doable!
I personally love a challenge and I put on my "thinking cap" to figure out the best way to appliqué this tiny circles.
I am by no means an expert at appliqué but I have used the technique in a few of my sewing projects with larger circles.
I used appliqué to create the flower on this Blossom Appliqué handbag.
Applique is the technique I used to create the center on this block from my Vintage Block Sew Along.
OK... Let's Get Started!
Card Stock (you can also use copy paper but card stock will give you a crisper, cleaner edge.
and you can easily re-use the template)
and you can easily re-use the template)
Paper scissors
Spray Starch
Hand Sewing Needle
Fabric Glue Stick
Fabric Scissors
1) Print out the pattern onto card stock. Carefully cut out the circle.
2) Apply glue to the back of the circle. Place the circle on the wrong side of the fabric.
***This is a perfect opportunity to fussy cut a motif on your circle***
3) Cut around the circle leaving 3/16" - 1/4" seam allowance.
4) Stitch around the circle with a running stitch with the stitches approximately 1/8" apart
5) Pull up the thread, gathering the seam allowance around the circle. Secure the stitching.
Dip the q-tip in spray starch and apply to the perimeter of the circle on the seam allowance.
Press the seam allowance flat.
6) Remove the stitching and the paper circle, and press again from the back and front.
Now you are ready to appliqué the circle to your Happy, Happy block!
Connecting threads has a good video tutorial for appliqué [HERE]. They use silk thread, but cotton thread works well, too. I like Aurifil 50 wt thread cotton thread.

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DETROIT (AP) — Auto safety regulators in the U.S. are deciding if they will investigate a complaint that the steering can fail on the Toyota Prius.
An automotive testing laboratory in Virginia asked for the investigation on Jan. 30, after it evaluated a 2005Prius owned by a client, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday in documents posted on its website.
The probe could affect about 561,000 of the gas-electric hybrids from the 2004 through 2009 model years.
Automotive Systems Analysis of Reston, Virginia, said in a petition that the upper steering shaft on the client's car failed and came loose from the electric power assist steering column. The laboratory said that the upper steering shaft wasn't installed properly, causing the metal to fail.
"Had such a defect manifested itself under highway speed conditions, significant and severe injuries may have ensued to the driver and occupants of the Prius and quite possibly to other vehicles and occupants," the petition said.
NHTSA's documents said the lone complaint about the problem came from the car's owner, a man from San Diego, California. He told NHTSA in 2011 that he heard a snapping sound from the steering wheel while he tried to park his Prius while traveling about 5 mph (8 kph). The steering wheel became loose and he couldn't steer the car, the complaint said.
Automotive Systems Analysis said in its petition that the problem was complementary to, but different from one addressed in a November 2012 recall of 669,705 Priuses in the U.S. from the same model years. In that recall, the lower steering shaft was affected, according to the petition.
Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said in an e-mail that the company is cooperating with NHSTA.
An investigation can lead to a recall, but so far that hasn't happened.
The request for an investigation adds to a growing list of safety-related problems for Toyota, the world's top-selling automaker.
Earlier this month the company said it would pay $29 million to 29 states and American Samoa as part of a settlement related to its safety recalls.
State attorneys general sued Toyota in 2010 after it recalled 14 million vehicles globally for accelerating without warning. The lawsuit accused Toyota of failing to notify customers promptly about the problems.
During their investigation, the attorneys general found that poor communication between Toyota's headquarters in Japan and its U.S. operations had contributed to the problem. Toyota has promised to improve communications and give its U.S. executives more decision-making power.
Toyota Motor Corp. has blamed sticky gas pedals, faulty floor mats and driver error for the acceleration issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA have both investigated and agreed with Toyota that electronics weren't causing the problem.
Toyota has paid more than $1 billion to settle claims related to the recalls, including a record $17.4 million fine to the U.S. government for failing to quickly report safety problems.
It continues to negotiate individual cases, including an undisclosed settlement reached last month with the families of two people who were killed when their Toyota Camry slammed into a wall in Utah in 2010.


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A 28-year-old Syrian refugee has been charged with murder after the body of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl was found in a park last summer.
Ibrahim Ali, of Burnaby, is accused of first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Marrisa Shen in Central Park on July 18, 2017.
Ali had moved to Canada just four months before Marrisa was killed, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Supt. Donna Richardson said Monday.
IHIT Supt. Donna Richardson speaks with reporters after announcing charges in the "random" killing of Marrisa Shen in Burnaby. (Katya Slepian/Black Press Media) |
"We still believe that this crime was a random act, meaning that Marrisa did not know the suspect," said Richardson.
"As far as motive is concerned… I am not able to discuss those matters in order to protect our future judicial proceedings."
IHIT Cpl. Frank Jang read out a statement from the Shen family, thanking police, the media and the public for their help in the 14 months since Marrisa's death.
"We hope that justice will now be served and that Marrisa can finally be at peace in heaven," Jang said.
READ MORE: Family thanks public 1 year after girl, 13, mysteriously killed in Burnaby park
READ MORE: One year later: Still no suspects in killing of 13-year-old B.C. girl
Police first became aware of Ali two weeks ago. He does not have a criminal record or evidence of mental illness and is currently a permanent resident.
He was arrested in Burnaby last Friday, after a massive investigation.
"More than 1,300 residents in the area surrounding Central Park were canvassed, over 600 interviews were conducted, over 2,000 persons of interest were identified and over 1,000 hours of video were collected from more than 60 locations," Richardson said.
There is no evidence that religious ideology played any part in the killing, she said, adding she hoped the charge would not create backlash against the region's refugees.
"I think by and large, our refugees who come to the country are hardworking citizens that are very happy to be in Canada," she said.
"I would just hope that we look at this incident for what it is: a one-off situation."
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Martin Sheen
(Ramon Estevez)
Born: 8/3/1940
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
One of ten children of a poor Spanish immigrant father and Irish mother, Sheen got his start on Broadway, where he won a Tony Award for his role in The Subject Was Roses (1964). From there, he moved on to soaps (As the World Turns, The Edge of Night ) and then on to dozens of television appearances. Though he appeared on the big screen sporadically (Catch-22 1970, Rage 1972, Badlands 1973), his first starring role came with Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979). He has since appeared in Wall Street (1987), The American President (1997), A Letter from Death Row (1998), Stranger in the Kingdom (1998). He returned to television playing the president of the United States in the series The West Wing (1999–). All of Sheen's four children are actors, including Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen.


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This is good news…
Gov. Charlie Crist told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on April 30 that he would "probably" give refunds to donors who don't approve of him leaving the GOP. Some donors to his U.S. Senate campaign were told before the switch that they would get their money back or pro-rated refunds.
No more. A couple of hours before Crist officially becomes an NPA voter, campaign spokeswoman Michelle Todd said there will be no refunds. Asked whether that amounts to a flip-flop, she said, "We have never made an official statement before. It is now the official statement. They donated to the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Campaign, and it's still the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Campaign."
…for three reasons:
- Sometimes, lessons learned are not really lessons learned unless there's a bit of negative feedback involved. This is one of those sometimes.
- This is just bad optics and bad politics, as the NRSC (one of the groups experiencing the negative feedback) is making abundantly clear.
- The fact that Crist is doing it anyway tells me that he doesn't think that he can spare the money – or he doesn't have it, anyway. I can't wait to hear where he thinks that he can get some more*.
(H/T: Potluck)
Moe Lane
*I would love to have it come out that he's being bankrolled by the Democrats. Watching them explain why they discarded an African-American Congressman for an orange… opportunist… would be entertaining as all get-out.
Crossposted to Moe Lane.


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The Baltimore Comic-Con is just around the corner, and Top Cow has announced its schedule of events and signings for the show. The complete release after the jump.
Press Release
LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 3, 2008 – Top Cow Productions Inc. announced today it will be exhibiting at the 2008 Baltimore Comic-Con, a comics and pop culture extravaganza to be held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland from September 27 – 28. The publisher will use the event to mark the launch of Dragon Prince, a new limited series co-created by Ron Marz (Witchblade) and Jeff Johnson (Amazing Spider-Man, Way of the Rat), written by Marz and drawn by Lee Moder (First Born: Aftermath, Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.).
Dragon Prince is an all-ages story about a young boy who discovers he is not only descended from dragons but is also being hunted by an evil race of powerful Magi. A special Baltimore Comic-Con variant cover for issue #1, drawn by superstar cover artist David Finch (New Avengers, World War Hulk), will be available exclusively at the show. Marz, Moder and Finch will be at the convention and they will be signing copies of Dragon Prince #1 all weekend so fans should check the Top Cow booth for a schedule of their appearances.
In addition, Top Cow will host scorching-hot, rising star Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage), who will attend to mark the debut of Cyblade #1, for which he has provided a variant cover. Cyblade #1 by Joshua Hale Fialkov (Pilot Season: Alibi) and Rick Mays (New Avengers) marks the launch of a solo series based on the young, psionic blade-wielding member of Cyberforce and follows her adventures before joining the team. The series is a result of a fan-voted poll in Top Cow's 2007 Pilot Season initiative, in which readers voted on which one-shot they'd like to see made into its own series.
Rocafort will also be on hand to sign copies of the Madame Mirage Vol. 1 trade paperback, which is available for the first time in September and collects all six issues that he and writer Paul Dini (Detective Comics) worked on. Madame Mirage is the tale of a gorgeous, tech-savvy femme fatale who targets an underground organization of super-villains for termination, but as the title suggests, all is not what it seems. Rocafort also penciled one of 2008's Pilot Season books, The Core, and will work on an as-yet-unannounced project for Marvel Comics.
An exclusive Baltimore Comic-Con cover for Broken Trinity #2 by Top Cow founder and superstar artist Marc Silvestri will also be available at the show. Broken Trinity is a three-part mini-series with three tie-in books in which at least one established character dies and new characters are introduced to the Top Cow Universe with permanent ramifications.
Top Cow will also present a panel on Saturday afternoon (check schedule at the show for time and location), where attendees can hear some exciting announcements about upcoming publishing plans, including new projects from top creators. Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik, VP Editorial Rob Levin, Ron Marz, Lee Moder and Kenneth Rocafort will sit on the panel for the presentation and will also be available to answer any questions.
At the Top Cow booth, Sablik and Levin will be conducting portfolio reviews and accepting leave-behind samples of artwork from individuals who are interested in entering Top Cow's 2008 Talent Search, in which two talented up-and-comers will be invited to study under Marc Silvestri in the publisher's Los Angeles-based studio. See the schedule at the booth for designated times.
Top Cow is nominated for two Harvey Awards, one of the comic industry's oldest and most respected honors. The ceremony will be held at the Baltimore Comic-Con during the evening of September 27. Top Cow is nominated for Best American Edition of Foreign Material (Witchblade Takeru Manga) and Best Inker (Kevin Nowlan, Witchblade).
As a bonus, there will be free preview books, prizes and other giveaways available at the Top Cow booth at Baltimore Comic-Con, so fans should be sure to stop by when they attend the show. Tickets for the event are available at http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com.


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"An outstanding textbook." Scientific, Medical and Technical Books
Almost unsurpassed as a balanced, well-written account of fundamental fluid dynamics, Theory of Flight may still be recommended for a clearer presentation than is to be forced in many more recent works, though it is limited to situations in which air compressibility effects are unimportant. Designed for the college senior or beginning graduate student, the text assumes a knowledge of the principles of calculus and some training in general mechanics. It is unusual in offering a well-balanced introduction, stressing equally theory and practice. It avoids the formidable mathematical structure of fluid dynamics, while conveying by often unorthodox methods a full understanding of the physical phenomena and mathematical concepts of aeronautical engineering. Theory of Flight contains perhaps the best introduction to the general theory of stability, while the introduction to dynamics of incompressible fluids and the chapters on wing theory remain particularly valuable for their clarity of exposition and originality of thought. Mises' position as one of the great pioneers in the development of the aeronautical sciences lends a flavor of authenticity not found in more conventional textbooks. Any student who has made himself familiar with his exposition of the fundamentals and applications will have acquired an excellent background for additional, more specialized fields of modern aeronautical engineering. |
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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
One of the great ironies of the past decade and a half is that the term "the politics of personal destruction" has come to be associated with what Republicans did to President Bill Clinton.
Republicans have been known to go over the top now and then. But it is Democrats who have trademarked the personal attack, the attribution of base motives and the assassination of character as their m.o.
Some Republicans have recently demonstrated a healthy intolerance for business as usual. Take the case of Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy versus Richard V. Cheney. After accusing Vice President Cheney of personal corruption (concerning Halliburton), Leahy offered a fulsome greeting to Cheney when the two came face to face at a Senate photo shoot.
This is fairly classic Democrat behavior, as well. Call someone every name in the book in public, but behave in private as if it's all a big game. When Robert Bork was doing his courtesy calls on senators after being nominated to the Supreme Court, he visited the senior senator from Massachusetts. Kennedy, who had just declared "Robert Bork's America" to be a place where citizens feared "the midnight knock on the door" and blacks were forced to eat "at segregated lunch counters," mumbled congratulations to Bork on his nomination and added that his comments were "nothing personal." You're a fascist and a racist — but nothing personal.
This time, Cheney was having none of it. When Leahy attempted the old hail-fellow-well-met routine, Cheney delivered an Anglo-Saxon rebuke.
But the accusation remains the preferred style of political combat for Democrats. There are no honest disagreements, no sincere policy differences. If you oppose the Democrats, you are evil, or racist, or insensitive, or (the most common smear) a tool of big business. A recent inductee into the falsely accused Hall of Fame is my friend Daniel Troy, currently serving as general counsel at the Food and Drug Administration.
Troy has been attacked in U.S. News and World Report, the Denver Post and the Boston Globe. He is being described as "too close to those he regulates" because he played a minor role in a case involving Pfizer Pharmaceuticals when he was in private practice. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., devotes almost his entire Web site to Troy-bashing.
"FDA's Chief Counsel Serves Industry, Not Public" blares one press release. Hinchey has taken matters beyond public relations. He has proposed to cut funding for the general counsel's office in order to reign in this runaway big business attack dog.
What's really at issue here is product liability. Though it's difficult to detect this in an atmosphere of name-calling and motive questioning, there is a policy difference between the two parties on the matter.
Democrats (more than ever with John Edwards on the ticket) believe there should be no curbs on product liability and other personal injury cases. They argue the courts are the only recourse for those who've been injured or worse through negligence on the part of companies, doctors or other "deep pockets."
Republicans argue that personal injury cases have gone too far. They point to the fact that a handful of trial lawyers have become fabulously wealthy by playing upon juries' sympathies for individual plaintiffs — while the cost is borne by the rest of us.
Fear of litigation is keeping good drugs off the market (there are no morning sickness or other pregnancy drugs in the pipeline because fear of lawsuits has made drug companies shy). Many doctors (particularly obstetricians) are giving up the practice of medicine due to the steep malpractice premiums charged in many markets. Innocent doctors and others are ruined when patients suffer a poor outcome — even if there was nothing the doctor could have done to prevent it. And the price of nearly every product we buy is higher than it would otherwise be to cover a liability premium. This is like a regressive tax, since it harms the poor more than the rich.
Troy has argued, on the FDA's behalf, that when the agency determines a drug or device to be safe, the state courts should not be able to decide the matter. The trial lawyers are incensed. Troy is a tool of the drug companies, they scream. Hardly. Dan Troy pushed through a generic drug rule that amounted to a wealth transfer of $35 billion over 10 years from the name-brand drug companies to the generics and to consumers. But he should not have to defend his honor (which is spotless). His opponents should have to defend theirs — for engaging in character assassination instead of debate.
Mona Charen writes for Creators Syndicate.


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For Dollars & Sense Magazine
On Friday, Governor Mitt Romney had breakfast with billionaires.
JOHN PAULSON, Paul Singer and Ken Langone have dropped more than a million dollars each into the Romney "Super-PAC" Restore Our Future. As Butch said to Sundance, "Who ARE these guys?"
Singer's known as "The Vulture" on Wall Street. Langone's database company came up with the list of innocent Black voters that Katherine Harris wiped off the voter rolls of Florida in 2000. But who is Paulson, a guy so dark and devious he doesn't even have a nick-name?
I tried to join them ("Sorry, sir") just to ask why Romney was chowing down with the nation's most notorious billionaires and ballot bandits.
Here is just a bit about Breakfast Billionaire #3: John Paulson from my new book, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits now renamed The Best Democracy Money Can Buy): How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps-An investigation of Karl Rove, the Koch Gang and their Buck-Buddies. There's a comic book inside by Ted Rall with an introduction by Bobby Kennedy Jr. Get it here now.
It was just released today and already hit NUMBER ONE NON-FICTION PAPERBACK in the USA. (Barnes & Noble)
In August 2007, billionaire John Paulson walked into Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, with a billion-dollar idea. Paulson's brainstorm had all the elements that Goldman found enchanting: a bit of fraud, a bit of flimflam, and lots and lots of the ultimate drug: OPM-Other Peoples' Money.
Paulson's scheme was simple. Paulson, a much followed hotshot hedge-fund manager, would announce that he was betting big on the recovery of the U.S. housing market. He was willing to personally insure that billions of dollars of shaky subprime mortgages, like the ones dumped on Detroit, would never go into default.
Now, all Goldman had to do was line up some suckers with more money than sense, some big European banks that handled public pension funds, and get them to put up several billion dollars to join with Paulson to insure these shaky mortgages. Paulson, to lure the "marks" into betting the billions, would pretend to put $200 million into the investment himself.
But, in fact, Paulson would be betting against those very mortgages. Paulson himself was the secret beneficiary of the "insurance" on the mortgages. When the housing market went bust, Paulson collected from the duped banks and they didn't even know it.
And Goldman would get a $15 million fee, or more, for lining up the sheep for the fleecing.
Goldman provided Paulson with a 29 year old kid, a French neophyte, to play the shill, making presentations to the European buyers with a fancy, 28-page "flip-book" about the wonderful, secure set of home mortgages the "clients" would be buying.
The young punk that Goldman put on the case texted a friend (in French – mais oui! -about the inscrutable "monstruosite") while he was in the meeting right as Paulson was laying on the bullshit.
The carefully selected bag of sick mortgages was packaged up into bundles totaling several billion dollars. To paint this turd gold, Paulson and Goldman brought in the well-respected risk-management arm of ACA Capital. Paulson personally met with ACA and gave them jive that he himself was investing in the insurance (as opposed to investing against the insurance).
Secretly, Paulson personally designed the package of mortgages to load it up heavily with losers, concentrating on adjustable rate mortgages, given to those with low credit scores, while culling out high-quality loans given by West Coast banker Wells Fargo. ACA, thinking Paulson was helping them pick the good stuff, put their valuable seal of approval on the mortgage packages, though they were quite nervous about their "reputation." (But that's what happens when you go out with bad boys.)
The mortgages in each package were dripping dreck – but with the ACA/Goldman stamp, Moody's and Standard & Poors gave the insurance policies a AAA rating.
European banks that hold government pension investments snapped up the AAA-rated junk.
In August 2008, over one million foreclosures resulted in the Goldman mortgage securities losing 99% of their value. The Royal Bank of Scotland, left holding the bag, wrote a check to Goldman Sachs for just short of one billion ($840,909,090). Goldman did the honorable thing . . . and turned over the money to Paulson (after taking their slice).
Don't worry about the Royal Bank of Scotland. The British taxpayers and Bank of England covered its loss, taking over the bleeding bank.
And here's the brilliance of it: when it came out that Goldman and other mortgage backed securities were simply hot steaming piles of manure, their value plummeted further and the mortgage market, already wounded, now collapsed – and mortgage defaults accelerated nationwide. The result was that as the market plummeted, Paulson's profits skyrocketed: his hedge fund pulled in $3.5 billion and Paulson put over a billion of it in his own pocket.
With Paulson skinning some of Europe's leading banks for billions, there was a bit of a diplomatic and legal dustup. The SEC investigated, confirmed in detail Paulson's scam and sued the kid at Goldman who acted as Paulson's assistant, the one who couldn't even follow the complex deal. Goldman paid a fine, but never admitted any wrongdoing.
And Paulson received . . . a tax break.
Robert Pratt, a UAW member I met in Detroit, and several million others, lost their homes, including a Saudi prince who, in the recession, had to sell his Vail, Colorado, home … to Paulson for just $45 million.
But now the bandit billionaire had a bit of problem. With $3.5 billion of ill-gotten lucre in his pocket, he needed something else in his pocket: politicians who would protect the tax dodge and keep the SEC enforcement dogs on a tight leash. Paulson wasn't alone in profiteering from the savaging of the mortgage market. There was his billionaire buddy Paul Singer, known on Wall Street as "The Vulture." Together they launched the super-PAC Restore Our Future with a check for one million each. They asked Bill Koch to throw in some change. Koch did: $2 million.
To restore the billionaires' future, the super-PAC's first order of business was to ally with Karl Rove. "Turdblossom," as George Bush called his mastermind Rove, had created a massive database on Americans, "DataTrust," which works with a second massive database, "Themis," funded by two other Koch Brothers, Charles and David.
But that's another story, in another chapter. Read it in Billionaires & Ballot Bandits.
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Do you want to modify the style of your house but are concerned about the color of your roof? If your roof is in good shape and you do not intend to replace it anytime soon, roof painting is the finest method to spruce up the outside or inside of your home. A fresh coat of paint on your roof may improve the curb appeal of your home and give the roof a more current appearance and Feel. Great Home Services also offers residential and commercial roof painting services in addition to roof cleaning. We can handle any size roof painting project! Our roof painters can help you with the interior, exterior, or commercial roof services. Add exterior painting services to a roof repair or hail damage repair, or simply use our painting services for that new look you have been looking for.
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Do You Need A Permit?
It's the most commonly asked question we receive. Review the information from our Municipal Code and call us if we can help you find the answer.
Permit Required
City code says any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be performed, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.
Permit Exceptions
Permits are not required for the following projects.
Source: International Building Code
- One-story detached accessory structures, provided that the floor area does not exceed 200 square feet (18.58 m2)
Note: Accessory structures less than 200 square feet still require application submittal and approval prior to construction. - Fences not over 7 feet (2134 mm) high
Note: All fences still require application submittal and planning approval prior to construction. - Retaining walls that are not over 4 feet (1219 mm) in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge
Note: Any wall that is back-filled against, no matter how high, must be permitted. - Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons (18 927 L) and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 2 to
- Sidewalks and driveways
Note: Sidewalks and driveways installation must be approved prior to installation. - Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work
- Prefabricated swimming pools that are less than 24 inches (610 mm) deep
- Swings and other playground equipment
- Window awnings supported by an exterior wall that do not project more than 54 inches (1372 mm) from the exterior wall
- Decks not exceeding 200 square feet (18.58 m2) in area, that are not more than 30 inches (762 mm) above grade at any point, are not attached to a dwelling and do not serve the exit door required by Section R311.4.
Note: Decks smaller than 200 square feet must be approved prior to construction.
- Listed cord-and-plug connected temporary decorative lighting
- Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles but not the outlets
- Replacement of branch circuit overcurrent devices of the required capacity in the same location
- Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment operating at less than 25 volts and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts of energy
- Minor repair work, including the replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles
- Portable heating, cooking or clothes drying appliances
- Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe
- Portable-fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid
- Portable heating appliances
- Portable ventilation appliances
- Portable cooling units
- Steam, hot- or chilled-water piping within any heating or cooling equipment regulated by this code
- Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe
- Portable evaporative coolers
- Self-contained refrigeration systems containing 10 pounds (4.54 kg) or less of refrigerant or that are actuated by motors of 1 horsepower (746 W) or less
- Portable-fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid
- The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe; provided, however, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be obtained and inspection made as provided in this code
- The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, and the removal and reinstallation of water closets, provided such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures
Where equipment replacements and repairs must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be submitted within the next working business day to the building official.
Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures, replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles.
Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the egress requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety.
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P.O. Box 2207
Attn. 4th Floor
Greenville, SC 29602
Phone: 864-232-CARE (2273)
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"The great Master Teacher and my hero and Lion King for 47 years, Gene Bua, passed into the Light on Sat. Nov. 17th at 1:40, after battling 13 years of Parkinson's and yet still going on to teach, write songs, be a mighty friend, and enjoy much of his life. I am surrounded by his power love and radiance as I walk through these coming days with as much Grace as God will allow me. Very much love to you all."Trained at New York's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, Gene Bua was discovered by famed composer Richard Rodgers who asked him to play the lead in the Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse." After starring in a string of hit shows, Gene became a soap opera idol as Bill Prentiss on CBS TV's long-running daytime drama, LOVE OF LIFE, where he met his co-star, Toni Bull.
- Toni Bua, carrying on Gene's legacy in my heart and soul.
As America watched them fall in love on TV, life was imitating art. When their characters married on the show, they married in real life. They continued to be two of the most popular and respected actors on daytime television. Bill and Tess were named to our 50 Greatest Soap Couples list earlier this year.
In 1969 Bua released an album titled "Love of Life." In an interview promoting the record he talked about being recognized for his soap role.
"People see me on the street and they stare for a moment and then they say, 'Hi, Bill,' or 'Aren't you Bill Prentiss?' I simply say 'yes' rather than explain that I'm Gene Bua and that I play Bill Prentiss. If I'm Bill Prentiss to them that's fine with me."
Bua's other soap roles included Dr. Robert Monday in HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE and Steve Slade in SOMERSET.
While on the set of SOMERSET, other actors would approach Bua seeking to discover what technique he used to be so spontaneous and so powerfully in the moment, take after take. He invited his cast members to his New York City apartment and began an experiment...a merging of Gene's Sanford Meisner technique and Bull's intensive Uta Hagen training, that eventually grew, transformed and exploded into the Acting For Life program.
In 1980, shortly after the couple moved to Burbank from New York, they cofounded Gene Bua Acting for Life, a Burbank-based acting school that went on to receive honors from the White House, United Nations, six California mayors and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
In addition to their many stage and television credits, their numerous charitable involvements, and Acting For Life, the Buas have created and produced a string of award winning productions including the legendary "Pepper Street" which was written by Toni and composed and directed by Gene. At the time, it was L.A.'s longest running musical and sponsored over 3000 kids at risk during its five year run.
"Across from Cindy's Corner," directed by Bull, a journey through Bua's life and teachings, earned him the Artistic Directors' Award for Best Actor In A Musical.
Their current mega-musical "When I Dream," co-created and executive produced by Tracey Bregman from THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, is in development for 2013.
The Bua's long awaited book and CD, "Gene and Toni Bua's Acting For Life" is also planned for 2013.
- FLASHBACK: Gene Bua Launches New Career As Singer 1969
- 50 Greatest Soap Couples: #48 Bill & Tess From LOVE OF LIFE
- FLASHBACK: Bill and Tess Sing on LOVE OF LIFE


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Beautiful, graceful, brutal, and deadly ... Rubi is a problem fixer. She fixes problems. She's good at it. But when she agrees to fix a wealthy man's problem by finding and bringing back his wayward son, she thinks it's all going to be cut and dry. She thought wrong. The job wasn't so simple. And the man who hired her isn't who he appears to be. Now Rubi's on the run, needing to find the man who left her for dead, leaving a massive body count in her wake.
Double-crosses. Enemies. Allies. Guns. Swords. Drugs. Old books. In an adventure that spans three continents, two warring factions, and one very pissed off problem fixer, Wet is a sexy, super-stylish action game that will keep the adrenaline pumping. Rubi is focused. Rubi is determined. Rubi is a problem fixer. Rubi is Wet.
Stay high and dry--read our walkthrough and strategies.
Six days ago we ran a hands-on preview of Bethesda's new action game WET. Today the publisher has released a 632MB playable demo of the game on Xbox Live Marketplace, which lets Xbox Live Gold members (for now) get to taste a little of what's on offer. Read More »
WET is a game whose description you could boil down to a few words like "action combo-based shooter," but that wouldn't really describe all the things it attempts to encompass. WET throws in platforming elements from the newer Prince of Persia games, the crazy guns-blazing combos from The Club, slow-mo action sequences a la Max Payne or Stranglehold, and presents it in a visual style that harkens back to exploitation movies. It's an ambitious effort -- but, after spending a good hour-plus with a near-final version of the game, I can't help but feel like it suffers from a lack of focus, with no one feature (aside from the music and visual presentation) standing out. Read More »
The live-action fun continues today, as Bethesda's brought us a new trailer for Wet, the over-the-top action game hitting later this year. It appears that the game's heroine, Ruby, has quite a way of making a lasting impression on people -- most often cuts and slices. The game looks like it could be a lot of fun, especially for fans of brainless action and badass women.
You can take a closer look inside, but be prepared to fall (decapitated) head over heels. Read More »
Ruby is here to show you that girls don't always play nice. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: September 18, 2009
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Release Date: October 1, 2009
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Definition of a Farm
Virginia Code defines a farm as one or more areas of land used to produce, cultivate, grow, or harvest agricultural products. A tree farm does not qualify as a farm unless it is also part of a nursery, a Christmas tree farm, or what is otherwise a farm. (Va. Code § 46.2-698)
Definition of Agricultural Products
Agricultural products are:
- Nursery plants
- Christmas trees
- Horticultural plants and crops
- Viticultural plants and crops
- Cultivated plants and crops
- Aquaculture products
- Dairy products
- Livestock
- Poultry
- Bee products, or
- Other farm products
Va. Code § 46.2-698